Alumni

Your connection with UCL Laws doesn’t have to end when you graduate. Our global community of alumni, the Bentham Association, provides a tremendous source of advice and support for all of our former students, and brings together old friends, colleagues and members of the Faculty at regular networking events and reunions around the world.

By joining us, you can keep in touch with all the news from UCL Laws and find out about the latest opportunities for professional development and learning in the Faculty. You can also register for your free UCL Alumni Benefits Card, giving you access to a range of exclusive benefits, including discounts and special offers for holidays, theatre tickets, language lessons and gym memberships.

We are grateful for the continuing generosity of our alumni. The donations and financial support kindly given by our alumni provide funds and scholarships, enabling us to continue to attract the brightest minds to UCL Laws.

The Bentham Association

Established in 1949, the Bentham Association was formed to help maintain and strengthen relationships with our former students, colleagues and friends of UCL Laws. The Bentham Association provides a forum for…

Established in 1949, the Bentham Association was formed to help maintain and strengthen relationships with our former students, colleagues and friends of UCL Laws. The Bentham Association provides a forum for discussion at events throughout the year, offers opportunities for professional networking and development, and encourages the active support of UCL Laws alumni in shaping life in the faculty.

The first Bentham Association President, Lord du Parcq, and over the following 65 years, we have been led by many distinguished figures from the legal profession and academia, including Professor Sir David Hughes Parry, Lord Hailsham, Lady Hale and Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury.

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We are committed to maintaining lasting and mutually beneficial relationships with our alumni, wherever they are.
By joining our global alumni network, the Bentham Association, you will be able to keep in…

We are committed to maintaining lasting and mutually beneficial relationships with our alumni, wherever they are.

By joining our global alumni network, the Bentham Association, you will be able to keep in touch with old friends and colleagues from UCL Laws, receive the latest news and updates about the faculty and our events, and be eligible for a 15% discount on our CPD courses. You’ll also be invited to attend special alumni events and reunions, including the Bentham Association Annual Presidential Address and Dinner.

In return, you can play a vital part in the life of UCL Laws by judging student moots and client interviewing competitions, sharing your experience at careers and recruitment events, and through your professional connections, help us to obtain sponsorship to support and promote our events and activities.

With the generous support of our alumni, we are able to award prizes to recognise the achievements of our students, including the Bentham Prizes for Jurisprudence and for Merit, and the Sir Jack Jacob Prize for Civil Justice. Our alumni also help to provide valuable assistance to our students who are in financial difficulty through the Bentham Club Scholarship, helping us to continue to attract the brightest minds to UCL Laws, regardless of their financial or social background.

It’s completely free to join the Bentham Association, and all UCL Laws students are automatically enrolled as members when they graduate. If you are practising law, but didn’t study at UCL Laws, you are also eligible for membership.

Alumni Benefits

As a member of the UCL Laws alumni community, you can take advantage of a wealth of benefits, including discounted CPD courses, invitations to special events and reunions, and a UCL…

As a member of the UCL Laws alumni community, you can take advantage of a wealth of benefits, including discounted CPD courses, invitations to special events and reunions, and a UCL alumni email address, to help you stay in touch with old friends and colleagues.

You can also register to receive a free UCL Alumni Benefits card, which entitles you to a range of exclusive alumni discounts, including alumni subscription to the UCL Library, reduced-price tickets at selected shows at the UCL Bloomsbury Theatre, and discounts for language and professional courses.

The UCL Alumni Benefits card also gives you access to special offers on products and services from a number of partners, to help you save money on hotels, holidays and car rental.

Events & Reunions

We regularly host events, bringing together alumni, friends and colleagues here in London and in countries around the world. Each year, we host the Bentham Association Presidential Address and Dinner and…

We regularly host events, bringing together alumni, friends and colleagues here in London and in countries around the world. Each year, we host the Bentham Association Presidential Address and Dinner and special receptions and reunions for year groups to get together to share stories of their student days and what they’ve been up to since they left us.

Our alumni and members of the Bentham Association are also welcome to join us at our seminars, lectures, debates and conferences on a wide variety of legal topics. Many of these events are free and are accredited for CPD hours by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Bar Standards Board and IP Reg.

Sign up to our alumni newsletter to keep up to date with our upcoming events, or visit our Events page to find out more.

Giving to UCL Laws

The generosity of our alumni and friends has helped to shape UCL Laws, and with your support, we can continue to be a world-leading faculty, attracting some of the best and…

The generosity of our alumni and friends has helped to shape UCL Laws, and with your support, we can continue to be a world-leading faculty, attracting some of the best and brightest students, researchers and teachers from the UK and across the globe.

We need your help to establish scholarships and bursary schemes to encourage and support our students during their studies, to help pay for books, tuition fees and living expenses.

By supporting our teaching and research, you can help us to continue in our work to address the great challenges facing the world today, to influence the development of government policies, national and international laws and legal principles, and to contribute to public debate and the understanding of the law and legal rights.

In the past, gifts from UCL Laws alumni have enabled our students to gain valuable practical legal experience and to help the local community through pro bono advice.

In 2013, the UCL Centre for Access to Justice was established following the launch of the Pro Bono Project, which was made possible by the donations of alumni and friends of the faculty in 2010. This innovative Centre combines legal education with the provision of pro bono legal advice to vulnerable communities, and specialises in the areas of education, social welfare and employment law.

The generous support of individual donors has helped us to redevelop our facilities, and provide a better environment for teaching and learning. Our students are able to take advantage of the state of the art facilities of the Denys Holland Lecture Theatre, while the Cissy Chu Common Room provides an ideal space for students to relax between classes, as well as a venue for social events and celebrations.

However, as UCL Laws continues to grow, we have a real need for more space – and better space – to conduct our work. By giving to the faculty, you can help us to improve our facilities, and nurture excellence at UCL Laws for years to come.